Thursday December 18, 2003: on this day

December 18, 2003 was a Thursday and it was the 352nd day of the year 2003 in the Gregorian calendar.

December 18, 2003 can also be written as 12/18/2003 in the US and as 18/12/2003 in UK and Europe.

December 18, 2003 in December 2003 calendar

Here's what happened on December 18, 2003:

• The soham murder trial is over at london's old bailey. ian huntley was found guilty of two murder counts. maxine carr, his girlfriend, is found guilty for perverting justice.
• Nasa has announced that the spitzer space telescope will be the new name of the "space infrared telescope facility". this is in honor of dr. lyman spitzer, jr. this is also the date of the first images of the telescope's spitzer space telescope, which shows the glowing stars in the elephant's trunk nebula and the dusty arms at the messier 81 spiral galaxies. these images show the planet-forming debris and organic material that are 3.25 billion lightyears away.
• A uk parliament committee recommends that terrorist suspects be held without trial.
• The united states federal appeals court rules that jose padilla cannot be classified as an illegal combatant. he is accused of participating in a terrorist plot to "dirty bomb" and may have links to al qaida. padilla must be released from military custody no later than 30 days. bush's administration announced that it would seek to stay the padilla decision.
• A united states federal appeals court ruled that illegal combatants being held at camp x-ray, cuba, should have access lawyers and us courts.
• The pentagon and cia may use controversial methods to extract information in situations where the treatment of a detainee might not be publically scrutinized.
• Capture of saddam hussein: a jordanian news source claims saddam hussein was betrayed and drugged by general mohammed ibrahim omar al-muslit (a member of his family). [10]
• The court of arbitration for sport rules that johann muhlegg, a spanish skier, and olga danilova, a russian skier, are disqualified from cross-country races during the 2002 winter olympic games. they also have their medals withdrawn by the court of arbitration for sport (cas). [11]
• California prosecutors accuse michael jackson of seven counts child molestation. hearings are scheduled for january 16, 2004. [12]
• Ariel sharon, israeli prime minister, warns the palestinian authority about israel's unilateral actions to seize from the palestinians unless progress is made on the road map peace plan. he also sets a "few months" deadline for palestinian compliance. the united states, israel's left and the jewish settler movement strongly condemn sharon's speech. [13]
• Red hat purchases sistina software in its third quarter. red hat anticipates closing the deal for $31 million dollars by january. [14]
• Sudanese authorities detain the chief of its bureau and close down the khartoum office for the arab satellite channel al jazeera. [15]

December 18, 2003: What were the magazines covers that day?

December 18, 2003: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on December 18, 2003:

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $39.00
• Apple AAPL: opens at $19.90
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $27.10
• General Electric GE: opens at $30.87
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $93.00

Exchange Rates on December 18, 2003:

• 1 USD = 107.58 JPY
• 1 USD = 1.3292 CAD
• 1 USD = 1.2502 CHF
• 1 EUR = 133.74 JPY
• 1 EUR = 0.7014 GBP

December 18, 2003: What were the main match results that day?

Bundesliga 2 - Football (Germany)

• Regensburg - Cottbus : 0 - 0

The Zodiac and Astrological sign for December 18th is Sagittarius.

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Babies born in December are either Sagittarius or Capricorn. People born before December 21st are Sagittarius, while people born from December 22nd have the sign of Capricorn.

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December 18, 2003: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

The Chinese Zodiac sign for December 18, 2003 is Goat and the associated element is Water.

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Moon phase

The moon phase on December 18, 2003 was New Moon.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on December 18, 2003 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on December 18, 2003 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 18% full, rising at 01:22 am and setting at 01:38 pm.

The previous full moon was on Dec 08, 2003 while the next full moon would come on Jan 07, 2004.

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Your place in the Universe on December 18, 2003

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Famous people born on December 18, 2003:

• Lucrezia Beccari
• Bruno Betancor
• Saskia Schirmer

Whose famous birthday is on December 18th?

Famous individuals and celebrities born on December 18th:

• Brad Pitt

  American actor and sex icon.

• Christina Aguilera

  American singer, songwriter, actress.

• Katie Holmes

  American actress who made a remarkable career, was accepted in her first audition for "the ice storm" as a supporting actor.

• Steven Spielberg

  American film producer and director.

• Keith Richards

  British musician who founded "the rolling stones", with mick jagger, in july 1962.

• Gladys Cooper

  Gladys Cooper was an English actress who had a successful career on stage and screen, earning multiple awards.

• Ray Liotta

  American actor seen in "lethal weapon", and "goodfellas.

• Alejandro Sanz

  World music singer.

• Trish Stratus

  Canadian professional wrestler.

• Betty Grable

  American actress, singer, and dancer.

See more famous people and celebrities born on December 18th

You are 20 years 4 months old,

or 244 months and 22 days old,

or 1064 weeks and 1 day old,

or 7449 days old,

Enjoy a trip down memory lane: discover what the world looked like when you turned 18 years old,

How many days until your next birthday if you were born on December 18, 2003?

There are 222 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Wednesday December 18th 2024.

What generation do you belong to if you were born on December 18, 2003?

You belong to the Gen Z generation if you were born on December 18, 2003.

Famous people died on December 18, 2003:

• Ike Eisenhower

  Pioneering computer scientist known for his work in artificial intelligence.

• Jean Dieuzaide
• Cresson H. Kearny
• Charles Berlitz
• Otto Graham
• Pierre Daigneault

What famous deaths happened on December 18th?

Famous deaths on December 18th:

• Robert Bresson

  He was a french film director who directed 14 films over 40 years.

• Chris Farley

  American comedian who died after consuming booze, cocaine, and heroin in his chicago condo 12/18/1997.

• Gilbert Bécaud

  He was a french singer-songwriter who wrote french songs like "what now my love?" "je t'appartiens", which was renamed by the everly...

• Virna Lisi

  Italian actress and voluptuous lead lady, after her roles in local films, she was internationally recognized for "the black tulip," 1963,"...

• Diana Lynn

  Los angeles, california -- actress.

• Joseph Barbera

  American cartoonist (born 1911).

• Sam Wanamaker

  American actor.

• Mandy Rice-Davies

  English model and actress (b. 1944)[46].

• Lilia Skala

  Actress from austria/usa (ship of fools and caprice) dies at the age of 98.

• Anne Revere

  Actress (national velvet), passes away from pneumonia at 87.

See more famous people and celebrities who died on December 18th

Holidays on December 18, 2003:

• Roman festivals - Feast of Epona (during Saturnalia)
• R.C. Saints - Gatianus of Tours
• Also see December 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• Niger - Republic Day (autonomous in 1958)
• Greek Orthodox Church ? Feast of Sebastian the Martyr

Observances on December 18, 2003:

• International Migrants Day
• Arabic Language Day

December 18, 2003: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on December 18, 2003 was Hey Ya! by OutKast, according to the music chart for the week December 15th and December 21st.

December 18, 2003: What was the music chart in the USA on that day?

The music chart in the USA on December 18, 2003 is the list of the most popular songs across all genres for the week December 15th and December 21st. It included the following Top 5 songs:

1. OutKast - Hey Ya!
2. OutKast - The Way You Move
3. Ludacris - Stand Up
4. Kelis - Milkshake
5. 3 Doors Down - Here Without You

December 18, 2003: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on December 18, 2003 was Leave Right Now by Will Young, according to the music chart for the week December 15th and December 21st.

December 18, 2003: What was the music chart in the UK on that day?

The music chart in the UK on December 18, 2003 is the list of the most popular songs across all genres for the week December 15th and December 21st. It included the following Top 5 songs:

1. Will Young - Leave Right Now
2. Shane Richie - I'm Your Man
3. Ozzy & Kelly Osbourne - Changes
4. The Black Eyed Peas - Shut Up
5. Michael Andrews featuring Gary Jules - Mad World

December 18, 2003: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on December 18, 2003 was You Don't Know My Name by Alicia Keys, according to the R&B music chart for the week December 15th and December 21st.

December 18, 2003: What was the R&B music chart on that day?

The R&B music chart on December 18, 2003 is the list of the most popular R&B songs for the week December 15th and December 21st. It included the following Top 5 R&B songs:

1. Alicia Keys - You Don't Know My Name
2. R. Kelly - Step In The Name Of Love
3. Jagged Edge - Walked Outta Heaven
4. OutKast Featuring Sleepy Brown - The Way You Move
5. YoungBloodZ Featuring Lil Jon - Damn!

December 18, 2003: What was the number 1 Latin song on that day?

The number 1 Latin song on December 18, 2003 was Mientes Tan Bien by Sin Bandera, according to the Latin music chart for the week December 15th and December 21st.

December 18, 2003: What was the Latin music chart on that day?

The Latin music chart on December 18, 2003 is the list of the most popular Latin songs for the week December 15th and December 21st. It included the following Top 5 Latin songs:

1. Sin Bandera - Mientes Tan Bien
2. Los Huracanes del Norte - Nomas Por Tu Culpa
3. Obie Bermudez - Antes
4. Gloria Estefan - Hoy
5. Luis Miguel - Te Necesito